Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-26

Mayor Henry and party, including Hon.
George A. Marden and wife, who have re-
turned from fishing trip in Canada, re-
port fine time and plenty of fish.
A despatch received in this city Satur-
day announced the death of Miss X. NJ.
Miller, who recently went from this city
to tennessee. She had been sick some
time.
Officer Powers escorted Henry Hill,
claiming to be from Newport, VT, to the
House of Correction where he will stay
80 days, having been convicted of va
grancy.
The attention OF our readers is called to
card in another column in relation to
the payment of the policy on the life of
the late James f. Brinsmaid through Gen.
7. 5. Peck's agency.
The latest craze among young ladies is
the application of drug that will make
their hair gray and orders are said to have
been sent for this drug already. What
will they do when fashion demands red
hair
L. A. Lafountain and Sam Sparhawk
started yesterday morning for Montreal
on their bicycles. They will return by
way of the Adirondacks, making the en-
tire distance on their wheels, and expect
to be absent about two weeks.
Among the attractions in the stock de-
rartment at the State fair will be the mag
nilicent herds of Polled Angus, Hereford
and Devon cattle belonging to l.. B. Harris
of Lyndon, which will come here directly
from the New England fair at Worcester,
Mass.
A dog belonging to Cyrus Roby Satur-
day bit a small boy twice on his leg, quite
severely. This is the same dog which
achieved notoriety last year by taking
quite piece out of another small boy 5
leg and it would seem to be about time
that he was killed.
1t is understood that six we'll known
business men of this city have just effect
ed lease for aterm of years OF the sand
bar bridge shooting grounds, comprising
about $500 acres. A gun club will be or.
gained in a short time.
There was hearing Saturday before
Hon. w. Il. Dillingham;, special master
in the case of +. r. Hard against the city
of Burlington in the matter of the in
junction restraining the city from paying
the appropriation in aid of the carnival
The old brick blacksmith shop which
has stood for many years at the corner OF
Winooski avenue and Pearl street has
been entirely removed and f.. n. Porter,
the owner, will Immediately begin the
erection of a handsome block of stores
with dwellings above.
l.. d. Hazen OF st. Johnsbury will send
to the State far 10 yoke of oxen, the bes
lot of oxen he ever exhibited. The heavi
est pair will weigh fully 5000 pounds aut
the entire 10 yoke will probably average
about 400. Mr.. Hazen now has 100 oxen
and they are fine herd.
Lafayette Canton, Green Mountain En-
campment and Green Mountain and
Hamilton Lodges, l. o. O. f., have ap-
pointed committees to arrange for a grand
fraternity picnic The date and the des
tination have not been decided upon. The
Sherman Military band will accompany
the eXcursionists.
A Committee from the Rutland board OF
education inspected the Ruttan-SmeaC
system of heating and ventilatiug as oper
ated in the Pomeroy school building aut
they are so well pleased with the system
that it will be adopted in the new schoo
building which will soon be completed OF
Pine street in that place.
An interesting game of ball was PLAYED
Saturday afternoon at Athletic Park b,
two amateur mines composed of younl
business men, in which the Liver Pad
defeated the Kidney Worts by the hand
some score of "a to 10. There were severa
fine plays and more errors, affording mucl
amusement to the many spectators pres
ent.
The Rutland division of the Vernon
railroad have just turned out fine new
locomotive from their workshops at Rut
land. The cylinder is 16 by 80 inches an,
the driving wheels 5 feet inches. Tn
work on the locomotive was done Their
except on the frame, which was formerl,
in an old engine known as Gov Under
wood" This locomotive is called "Jess
Burdett."
The entries in the stock department TO
the State fair are larger than ever before
in the history of the organization an,
there is a week yet before the entire
close, August 90. The society have beel
called upon to provide 100 stalls in add
ton to those already erected. The eX
hibtion in the agricultural department
will also be larger than ever before, on
Chicago firm, having made application
for 100 feet of space in the exhibition tent
A number of the yachtsmen of this cit
are considerably disappointed over tn
fact that there has been no convenien
means of reaching Bow and Arrow poin
as quite party had intended to visit tn
canoeists' camps, especially during tn
fist two or three days Of the races.
tAe association decide, AS it is hopedthe
will, to hold their meet next season a
the same place our yacht clubs promis
that better arrangements will be made fo
the conveyance of visitors to and from thi
city.
The moonlight excursion to Providenc
island Saturday evening on the Reindeer
under the auspices of the Sherman Nj
itary band, was attended by fully 400 PEE